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Helene Zotiades
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
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Edward Aldred
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Charles Allen
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
Gabriele Antonazzo
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Private equity funds
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
New York
Luke Barefoot
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Financial restructuring
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
New York
Robin Bergen
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Capital markets
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Derivatives
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
District of Columbia
Bar Admission:
New York
District of Columbia
Andrew Bernstein
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
France
Industry Sector:
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Roberto Bonsignore
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Banking
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Italy
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
Italy
New York
Géraldine Bourguignon (left the firm)
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Adam Brenneman
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
John Brinitzer
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Craig Brod
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
New York
New Jersey
Derek Bush
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
District of Columbia
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
Illinois
Francisco Cestero
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Brazil
Bar Admission:
Brazil
Pierre-Yves Chabert
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Amélie Champsaur
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Banking
Financial services regulatory
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
Paris
Freeman Chan
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Industry Sector:
Consumer goods and services
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
England & Wales
David Christmas
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Private equity funds
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Hugh Conroy Jr
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Industry Sector:
Banking
Financial services
Bar Admission:
New York
Richard Cooper
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Industry Sector:
Banking
Financial services
Bar Admission:
New York
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
AMI Automation - M&A
2023-08-15
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Mexico
M&A
Amy Garland, Chantal Kordula, Jessica Batlle, Josefina Griot, Kylie Barza, Marcela Robledo, Maureen Linch, Nicholas Weisman
AMI Automation
Target
Grupo Popular SA - M&A
2023-08-03
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Dominican Republic
M&A
Manuel Silva, Sofia Falzoni
Grupo Popular SA
Buyer
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV - M&A
2023-09-29
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Netherlands
M&A
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
Target
OpenText Corp. - M&A
2023-11-28
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Canada (National)
M&A
Alan Freedman, Amy Shapiro, Ariel Adler, Ashley Moss, Audry Casusol, Christopher Moore, Craig Brod, Dan Tierney, Daniel Culley, Daniel Ilan, Darren Hon, Declan White, Helena Grannis, Henri Simonet, Jaewhan Park, James Langston, James Soussa, Jonathan Gifford, Jordan Hartman, Karl Heiland, Melissa Reid, Michael Brems, Monica Lindsay, Natalie Curry, Nicholas Richards, Nickolas Bogdanovich, Peter North, Richard Sultman, Samantha Simmons
OpenText Corp.
Seller
OCI NV - M&A
2023-12-16
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Netherlands
M&A
Gamal Abouali, John Messent, Julian Sanner, Kay Hechaime, Lars-Peter Rudolf, Lea Geiger, Lynn Ammar, Misthura Otubu, Mohamed Taha, Richard Sultman, Thomas Peet
OCI NV
Seller
Fresenius Medical Care Argentina - M&A
2023-12-20
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Argentina
M&A
Fresenius Medical Care Argentina
Target
Antofagasta plc - M&A
2023-12-15
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Peru
M&A
Antofagasta plc
Buyer
Vale SA - M&A
2023-07-27
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Canada (National)
M&A
Aaron Meyers, Alix Simnock, Ashley Moss, Basak Arslan, Caitlin Hanley, Charles Sterling, Chase Kaniecki, Chloe Hassard, Christopher Cook, Daniel Ilan, Daniel Oyolu, Francesca Odell, Giulia Bosio, Isa Julson Barahona, James Corsiglia, Jeffrey Lewis, John Messent, Jonathan de Oliveira, Juan Giraldez, Julia Petty, Julie Bontems, Kelsey Nussenfeld, Kimberly Everett, Kimberly Petrick, Madison Bush, Matthew Kelleher, Melissa Reid, Michael Albano, Mina Kim, Nick Rumsby, Nicolas Grabar, Olivia Wittels, Pete Young, Peter North, Philip Herbst, Richard Sultman, Samuel Chang, Silvia Fittipaldi, Simone Marcon, Steven Kaiser, Tamrin Ballon, Victoria Ju, William McRae, Yuan He
Vale SA
Seller
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Corporate
Modern skyscrapers reaching towards bright sun and blue sky in urban cityscape
This week’s top moves: US firms chase capital markets and finance firepower
Among top hires, Orrick added a Kirkland & Ellis capital markets duo, Paul Weiss brought in NY capital markets partners, while King & Spalding, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Lowenstein Sandler expanded their structured finance and securities benches
Noemi Distefano, August 13 2026
Capital Markets
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Cleary returns to Goldman Sachs for partner hire
Lin Yu’s move marks Cleary’s second Goldman Sachs partner hire in New York in 14 months
Noemi Distefano, July 27 2026
Corporate
Modern skyscrapers reaching towards bright sun and blue sky in urban cityscape
This week’s top moves: Simpson Thacher dominates transatlantic hiring
Additions from Clifford Chance, Mayer Brown, Akin and Freshfields headlined a week that also included an M&A hire for Paul Weiss and Cleary’s hire of a PE-focused debt finance partner
Noemi Distefano, July 16 2026
Banking
London skyline glowing at sunset, featuring iconic skyscrapers and modern architecture
This week’s people moves: K&L Gates, Cleary, Fieldfisher and more
We round up this week’s top moves in the finance, corporate, M&A and PE practices in the UK, France, the US and Germany
Noemi Distefano, July 02 2026
M&A
The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, blurred motion of people walking on the street with binary code double exposure, concept for digital data and global business.
This week’s people moves: Cleary, Simpson Thacher, Willkie and more
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
Noemi Distefano, May 21 2026
Corporate
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Kirkland pulls four veteran antitrust partners from Cleary
The move gives the US firm a four-partner antitrust team across Brussels and London, adding senior firepower in two key European competition hubs
Noemi Distefano, May 18 2026
M&A
Milan, Italy - September 15, 2024: architectural skyline of Piazza Gae Aulenti during sunset.
This week’s people moves: McDermott, King & Spalding, Dentons and more
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
Noemi Distefano, May 07 2026
Capital Markets
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Cleary’s managing partner: ‘Continuity with momentum’
Jeff Karpf, who took on the role of managing partner in January, discusses his first 90 days, capital markets trends amid tensions, and lateral hiring priorities
April 27 2026
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